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Polymers and Composites
Course programme

DAY 1 28th November 2010
Presenters: Prof. John Ebdon and Dr Barry Hunt
08.00 Introduction (JRE)
Concepts; definitions; examples
09.00 Polymer Solubility and Solutions (BJH)
Ideal and non-ideal behaviour; solution viscosities; viscometry
10.00 Break
10.30 Chain Reaction Polymerization (JRE)
Radical, ionic and coordination mechanisms; examples; laboratory and commercial practise
11.30 Molecular Weights and their Measurement (BJH)
Size exclusion chromatography (SEC); osmometry (Mn); light scattering (Mw ); other methods
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Step Reaction Polymerization (JRE)
Condensation and rearrangement; examples; laboratory and commercial practise

DAY 2 29th November 2010
Presenters: Prof. John Ebdon, Dr Barry Hunt and Jan C.T. Kwak
07.30 Water Soluble Polymers (JK)
08.30 Physical States and Termal Transitions (BJH)
Amorphous and crystalline states; glass transition; melting; differential scanning calorimtery (DSC); dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA); microindentation
09.30 Identification and analysis of polymers and polymer additives - 1 (JRE)
Chemical, physical and spectroscopic methods for identifying polymers and additives
10.30 Break
11.00 Identification and analysis of polymer and polymer additives - 2 (JRE)
Spectroscopic methods for determining polymer composition, crystallinity, tacticity, chain branching
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Polymer Degradation and Stabilization (BJH)
Degradation mechanisms; polymer stabilizers; thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)
14:00 Selected Polymers, their Properties and Applications (JRE)
Polyolefins; polyamides and polyesters; synthetic elastomers;epoxy resins

DAY 3 30th November 2010
Presenters: Prof. Costas Soutis, Dr Alma Hodzic and Dr Mariam AlMaadeed
07.30 Polymer Composites: reinforcements, manufacturing and classification (AH)
08.30 Short and long fibre composites (AH)
09.30 Break
10.00 Irradiation Effects on Polymers (MA)
11.00 Polymers in industrial applications (AH)
12.00 Lunch
13.00-14.00 Laminate Theory (CS)
14.00-15.00 Design of composites for strength and damage resistance (CS)

DAY 4 1st December 2010
Presenters: Prof. Costas Soutis, Dr Alma Hodzic and Dr Mariam AlMaadeed
07.30 Recycling and life cycle analysis of polymers (AH)
008.30 Nanocomposites (AH)
09.30 Break
10.00 Biodegradable Polymers (MA)
11.00 Creep, fatigue and dynamic mechanical properties in composites (CS)
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Hybrid Composites (CS)
14.00 Environmental effects on the behaviour of composites (CS)

DAY 5 2nd December 2010
Presenters: Dr Ramazan Kahraman, Dr. Nabil Madi and Dr. Elsadig A. Mahdi
07.30 Design and Fabrications of Polymer Composites (EM)
08.30 Water Adsorption Behaviour - Case Study of Palm/Polypropylene Composite (RK)
09.30 Break
10.00 Adhesives - case study on adhesive joints bonded with metal particle filled epoxy (RK)
11.00 Design and Fabrication of an Effective Polymer Composite Case Study: Wrap Repair System for High Pressure Pipelines (EM)
12.00 Lunch
13.00-14.00 Ion Beam Applications (NM)

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